Erik Spoelstra: 'Miami Heat must understand defeat'

Erik Spoelstra has said that the Miami Heat need to understand why they were well beaten by the Chicago Bulls last night.

The home side opened up an early lead before surviving a late push by the current NBA champions to secure a 107-87 win.

The Heat head coach told reporters: "We can't just brush this loss aside. We have to really own it, to understand what happened.

"They just got whatever they wanted, right in the paint, at the rim and if they missed those, then they're just beating us up at the glass."

Despite the defeat, Miami currently lead the Southeast Division.